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How has the term carriage for inserting text changed?

Where did the term “carriage” come from for a text entry point? I tried to use Google for this, but it's hard to find (even my historical guides on the computer don't seem to help here).

I'm pretty sure that I remember some archaic Wang / mainframe applications that used a literal carriage (i.e.: ^) as a text insertion label, but I couldn’t remember it for me.

This is an example using the caret as an insertion point^

Yes, I know that I can find the meaning of the carriage by directly following the link, but I am looking for a real etymology here - that is: someone who used a text editor system with a real, living carriage character as a text entry point. I am wondering how the source of the use of the term "error" is for the mouse pointer.

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This comes from editing text in a pen and paper, where the ^ sign is used to indicate inserted text. The mark is named for its purpose in accordance with the Latin derivation noted by others.

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From wikipedia "The term comes from the Latin carriage," it lacks ", from" carēre ", to lack;" you use it when marking typos to show where to paste the patch

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Wikipedia :

... comes from the Latin chestnut, "he lacks", from "carēre", to lack; to be separated from; to be free from ...

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